હું
hũ/ˈɦũ/
The English pronoun 'I' is translated into Gujarati as હું (hũ).
Meaning: personal pronoun (pron)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is hũ. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɦũ/.
Did you know?
- The Gujarati word હું shares its distant ancestry with the English word 'I', as both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root *eǵh₂óm.
- In traditional Gujarati poetry, the 'I' of the poet often merges with a universal or divine 'I', blurring the line between the individual and the cosmos.
- In Gujarati, it is common to drop the pronoun હું entirely if the verb ending already makes it clear that the speaker is talking about themselves.
Examples in context
- આજ હું વ્યસ્ત છું.I am busy today.This sentence is useful for describing your current state of being with હું.Tatoeba #3238167 by Rav, translation #242977 by sacredceltic
- હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છુ.I love you.This sentence is useful for expressing affection to another person with હું.Tatoeba #3185636 by Rav, translation #1434 by awael58
- હું સ્વભાવથી થોડો આળશું છુંI am by nature majorly pessimistic.This sentence is useful for describing a personality trait using હું.Tatoeba #6171984 by Rav, translation #6170550 by bill
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Example conversation
Two friends are meeting at a cafe.
- પ્રિયા Priyaનિલય, હું અહીં જ છું!Nilay, hu ahi ja chu!Nilay, I am right here!
- નિલય Nilayઅરે પ્રિયા, હું તને જોઈ શકતો નથી.Are Priya, hu tane joi shakto nathi.Oh Priya, I cannot see you.
- પ્રિયા Priyaહું તારી બાજુમાં ઊભી છું.Hu tari baju ma ubhi chu.I am standing next to you.
- નિલય Nilayહા, હવે હું તને જોઈ શકું છું.Ha, have hu tane joi shaku chu.Yes, now I can see you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I” translations and entries હું, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries હું, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
